Ezekiel 42
Chambers for the Temple
1 Then he led me out to the outer court, toward the north, and brought me to the chamber that was opposite the courtyard and opposite the building on the north. 2Its length was 175 feet ▼▼tn Heb “100 cubits” (i.e., 52.5 meters).
on the north side, ▼▼tn Heb “the door of the north.”
and its width 87½ feet. ▼▼tn Heb “50 cubits” (i.e., 26.25 meters).
3Opposite the 35 feet ▼▼tn Heb “20 cubits” (i.e., 10.5 meters).
that belonged to the inner court, and opposite the pavement that belonged to the outer court, gallery faced gallery in the three stories. 4In front of the chambers was a walkway on the inner side, 17½ feet ▼▼tn Heb “10 cubits” (i.e., 5.25 meters).
wide at a distance of 1¾ feet, ▼▼tc Heb “one cubit” (i.e., 52.5 cm). The LXX and the Syriac read: “100 cubits” (= 175 feet or about 53m).
and their entrances were on the north. 5Now the upper chambers were narrower, because the galleries took more space ▼▼tn The verb יוֹכְלוּ (yokhelu) “took space” is listed by BDB 37 as אָכַל (’akhal, “eat, consume”), though it prefers to emend the text. HALOT also lists this verb as אכל (1:46) while also listing it under יכל,“prevail” (2:410-11). If אָכַל is correct, then the א (’alef) has dropped out. See the note at Ezek 21:28. BHS refers to a few medieval manuscripts and a Qumran manuscript including the א, יֹאכְלוּ instead of יוֹכְלוּ; both are pronounced the same.
from them than from the lower and middle chambers of the building. 6For they were in three stories and had no pillars like the pillars of the courts; therefore, the upper chambers ▼▼tn The phrase “upper chambers” is not in the Hebrew text but is supplied from the context.
were set back from the ground more than the lower and middle ones. 7As for the outer wall by the side of the chambers, toward the outer court facing the chambers, it was 87½ feet ▼▼tn Heb “50 cubits” (i.e., 26.25 meters).
long. 8For the chambers on the outer court were 87½ feet ▼▼tn Heb “50 cubits” (i.e., 26.25 meters).
long, while those facing the temple were 175 feet ▼▼tn Heb “100 cubits” (i.e., 52.5 meters).
long. 9Below these chambers was a passage on the east side as one enters from the outer court. 10 At the beginning ▼▼tc The reading is supported by the LXX.
of the wall of the court toward the south, ▼▼tc This reading is supported by the LXX; the MT reads: “east.”
facing the courtyard and the building, were chambers 11like those on the north with a passage in front of them. The chambers that were toward the south were the same length and width as those on the north, and had matching exits and entrances and arrangements. 12There was an opening at the head of the passage, the passage in front of the corresponding wall toward the east when one enters. 13 Then he said to me, “The north chambers and the south chambers that face the courtyard are holy chambers where the priests ▼ who approach the Lord will eat the most holy offerings. There they will place the most holy offerings—the grain offering, the sin offering, and the guilt offering, because the place is holy. 14When the priests enter, then they will not go out from the sanctuary to the outer court without taking off their garments in which they minister, for these are holy; they will put on other garments, then they will go near the places where the people are.” 15 Now when he had finished measuring the interior of the temple, he led me out by the gate that faces east and measured all around. 16He measured the east side with the measuring stick ▼▼tn Heb “reed” (also in the following verses).
as 875 feet ▼▼tn Heb “500 cubits” (i.e., 262.5 meters).
by the measuring stick. 17He measured the north side as 875 feet by the measuring stick. 18He measured the south side as 875 feet by the measuring stick. 19He turned to the west side and measured 875 feet by the measuring stick. 20He measured it on all four sides. It had a wall around it, 875 feet long and 875 feet wide, to separate the holy and common places.
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